Process of dyeing.



STATESPATENT OFFICE.

PAUL BESNIEB, OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA rnocnss or Drama.

988,300. 80 Drawing.

' To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PAUL Bosnian, of New Orleans in the parishof=Orleans and State of Louisiana, have invented certain new and colorstherein during 2 that they will be-fast.

Theinvention consists ofa preparation useful Improvements in Processesof Dyeing; and I hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,.and exact descriptionthereof.

This invention isa novel improvementin the art of dyeingfabricsparticularly cotton fabrics,and its object is to fix the thedyeing process sowhichfwhen added to the dye, will act on. the tissue ofthe fabric in such a manner as to make it take the dye and retainthecolor in a manner far. superior to that obtained by any otherprocess,'with less handling, less rinsing, less labor, and also lessdye, .thus greatly economizing both time and expense.

The invention in brief comprises a new:

preparation and process of using same in dyeing fabrics, and by thisinvention entton fabrics canbe dyed a .true and fast'black, and alsowool and silk.

In carrying out the invention I first prepare a fixing powdercomposed ofcommon salt; Glauber salt, lye, and naphthalene.

' These ingredients are chemically known as chlorid of sodium (NaCl);sodium sulfate (Na'. ,SO +10H. .O); carbonate of potash .(K COnaphthalene (C H I preferably use the following proportions of tieseingredients by weight: 25 parts salt, 10 parts Glauber salt, 1 part lye,1 part naphthalene. These ingredients are mixed together, heated gentlyand stirred'briskly, and then allowed to cool.

The mixture when cold is in the form of a coarse powder.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed July 6, 1910. SerialNo. 570,858.

Patented-Apr. 4, 1911.

- very short time.

This powder and process can be used for dyeing true black, not onlycotton, but also wool and silk.. It may also be used for fixing othercolorsin dyeing. p

What I claim is:

. 5 1. A powder foriusein the dyeing fabrics, consisting of salt,Glauber' salt, lye,

and naphthalene, substantially as described.

2. The herein described powder. for use in the dyeing of fabricsconsisting of about 25 parts of salt,-10 parts of Glauber salt, 1 partof lye, and 1,part of naphthalene, sub

'stantially as described.

3. The herein described method of preparing a fixing powder for use inthe dyeing of fabrics consisting in mixing salt, Glauber salt, lye andnaphthalene, heating same and stirring until mixed, and then allowingsame 'to cool.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I aflix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

RAUL BESNIERI Witnesses v F. C. PHILIPPE, J r., Gus'ravn GmLo'r.

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